Painting Process

Step 1

Fine weave canvas triple primed with sandable acrylic gesso. Copy of drawing is transferred with dark brown soft pastel rubbed on the back then traced with a hard pencil. Drawing is fixed with spray fixative.

Step 2

A medium made up of two parts Gamsol and one part Drying Linseed Oil is applied to entire canvas by scrubbing in with a large bristle brush and then wiped away with a lint free cloth. Paint is thinned with medium made up of two parts Gamsol and one part Drying Linseed Oil.

Step 3

Warm and cool darks are added and applied with a #1 fiber bristle brush and kept thin with the medium.

Step 4

Warm and cool colors are added to this local color.

Step 5

Painting was oiled out with medium by scrubbing on with a bristle brush and wiped away. The same background color was added with less medium.